Ashm 1930-0395 (23) (P549929)

Administrative sealing excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1930-0395 (23)

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P549929
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P549929

Physical information

Clay sealing with crossed lions attacking stag to left and goat to right, which are also attacked by lion on either side of group, inscription

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1930-0395 (23)
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-05-31 at 09:03:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 1930-0395 (23) Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549929.

Ashm 1930-0395 (23) artifact entry (No. P549929). (2024, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549929

Ashm 1930-0395 (23) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549929 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549929},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Ashm 1930-0395 (23) Artifact Entry.” 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P549929.

Ashm 1930-0395 (23) artifact entry (No. P549929). (2024, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P549929

Ashm 1930-0395 (23) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P549929 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 31},
	title = {Ashm 1930-0395 (23) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P549929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P549929},
}

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DA  - 2024/5/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P549929
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Ashm 1930-0395 (23) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P549929
ER  -